Samuel Somerville (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Jacob Somerville | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Farnborough, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Selangor | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Farnborough | 13 | (0) |
| 2012-2013 | → Godalming Town (on loan) | 55 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Slough Town | 72 | (0) |
| 2014 | →Badshot Lea (on loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Tooting & Mitcham | 32 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 36 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Penang | 27 | (0) |
| 2022– | Selangor | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2021– | Malaysia | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 17, 2021 | |||
Samuel Jacob Somerville (born 6 August 1994) is an English-born Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League side Selangor and the Malaysia national team.
Career[]
Somerville started his career with English sixth division side Farnborough.[1]
In 2012, he signed for Godalming Town in the English non-league. Later in 2015, Somerville moved to Malaysia, making his appearance in Malaysian League in the 2015 season, with Johor Darul Ta'zim brought in him along with other hybrid players such as Curran Ferns, Stuart Wark, Nick Swirad, Kevin Gunter and Daniel Ting.
For four seasons, Samuel Somerville played a lot for Johor Darul Ta’zim II in the Premier League and he won the 2019 Challenge Cup trophy before leaving the team where JDT II beat UKM FC in the final.
Before the 2020 season, Somerville signed for Malaysian club Penang[2] after playing for the youth academy of Johor Darul Ta'zim II. Sam Somerville recorded four clean sheets in helping Penang win the 2020 Premier League and only conceded eight times in 11 matches. For the Super League this season, he has recorded three cleansheets in seven games.
Selangor[]
On 17 December 2021, Somerville switch sides to join Selangor for 2022 season.[3]
International career[]
On 10 May 2021, Sam received a first call-up from Malaysia for the matches against Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Thailand.[4]
Honours[]
Godalming Town F.C.
- Surrey Senior Cup: 2012–13
Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.
Penang F.C.
References[]
- ^ "Sam Somerville: It'd be great if I could represent Malaysia alongside Junior Eldstal". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03.
- ^ "Somerville looking forward to first ever Super League outing". goal.com.
- ^ "OFFICIAL : Samuel Is RED!". selangorfc.com. 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Siaran Media: Senarai 25 Pemain Ke Kem Latihan Pusat Skuad Harimau Malaya Bermula 16 Mei 2021" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
External links[]
- Samuel Somerville at Soccerway
- Samuel Somerville at playmakerstats.com
- Sam Somerville at slough town fc official website
- Sam Somerville at fourfourtwo
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